Thrissur: Two girls, aged 14 and 8 years, were found dead inside a room of a lodge at Guruvayur on Tuesday. The father of the children was rushed to the Thrissur Medical College Hospital in critical condition, police said. It is assumed that the man attempted suicide after killing his two daughters, an officer said.
The man has been identified as Chandrasekharan, a resident of Wayanad.
While one girl was found hanging, the other was spotted lifeless inside the room. The man had tried to end his life by slitting his wrist, the police officer said.
The lodge staff told police that the man and his two sons took the room around 10.30 pm on Monday. They informed Guruvayur police the room was locked from the inside since Tuesday morning.
